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Baptisia alba var. macrophylla |
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| Synonym(s) |
Baptisia leucantha; B. lactea; B. pendula var. macrophylla |
| Common name |
white false indigo; prairie false indigo |
| Family |
fabaceae |
| Life cycle |
perennial |
| Flowers |
white (spring) |
| Size |
2-4' |
| Light |
sun-part shade |
From seed  |
scarify, germinate at warm room temperature
detailed seed-starting info below
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This one holds its flowers erectly above the mound of bluish-green leaves. Comparisons with other white/cream-colored baptisias will hopefully follow in a few years - these take a long time to reach mature size in my experience.
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We left this plant behind in our Pennsylvania garden (and wish it well); we don't grow it in Houston. About my plant portraits
PlantLinks to other web pages about Baptisia alba var. macrophylla
- Seed from '07 trade (collected in '06). Sandpapered, baggy 75F (55%G, 22-44d)
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